{"id":16713,"date":"2023-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=16713"},"modified":"2021-12-31T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T01:25:06","slug":"tac-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2023\/04\/12\/tac-117\/","title":{"rendered":"TAC 117"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now we drop back in on Spectacular Spider-Man, where the team is still technically Peter David and Rich Buckler, but Rich seems to miss a lot of issues. This month, he\u2019s credited with \u201cstorytelling\u201d as Dwayne Turner is on pencils. 4 inkers are here (Bob McLeod, Del Barras, Keith Williams, Joe Rubenstein). Something went wrong. Nel Yomtov colors. As Spider-Man is still missing, we\u2019re given a reprieve from David\u2019s uncharacteristically dour and angry take on Peter Parker (Out of character for both Peters), but we\u2019re not saved from Black Cat\u2019s completely insane new costume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good summary of the last 2 issues since it\u2019s been awhile, but my God, Magnum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a time when costumes were still generally very simple, someone put pyramid spikes on her. What\u2026 in the world\u2026 is the deal with her hair? Is that a giant rat tail? I mean, Black Cat was perhaps due for a little dignity. Mark Beachum sure made it plain how hypersexualized she could be. But this? This is not the solution. Also: \u201cYe Gods?\u201d Really? This is gonna be a weird one. We check in with the kid from the last few issues who somehow got superpowers and seemed to vaporize his abusive father. He\u2019s on the run, afraid of the repercussions and recapping. Then we cut to his Mom, worried sick, not sure where either her son or her husband are, vacuuming up the ashes that would seem to be what\u2019s left of said husband. The, still another subplot to check in on\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But at least this one\u2019s a going concern for the Spider-Cast. What about another subplot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Man, this title has a lot of irons in the fire. And Black Cat\u2019s security is almost asn absurd as her new look. That would be The foreigner, emerging from the shadows and looking pretty silly. We have now finally seen all the material this issue is going to juggle. Dr. Strange\u2019s house keeps finding new ways to kick Felicia out. Also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Randy\u2019s right, tho. Introduced as a crusading firebrand for the people, a line of work that\u2019s all about helping people does make a lot of sense. Later, via a conversation between Joe and Martha, we get the disappointing revelation that Joe thinks \u201cmixed couples are subject to overwhelming prejudices\u201d and \u201cRandy should think long and hard about what he\u2019s getting into.\u201d I don\u2019t think it\u2019s out of the question for Robbie to think that, really, a man of his age with his experiences, it\u2019s just complicated. Back at Doc Strange\u2019s house, he finally confronts Felicia in his astral form, saying her powers haven\u2019t vanished, just mutated, and he\u2019d like to examine her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ye Gods, I forgot that stupid gold notebook is STILL a thing. But Felicia announces she had it melted down and made into part of her new look, which\u2026 ok. When she tries to attack, Foreigner vanishes, appears behind her, and karate chops her to the floor (It\u2019s the 80s, after all). Elsewhere, that guy talking to the kid who\u2019s name I don\u2019t remember naturally has ill intentions, and so does his friend who pops up, but they don\u2019t know the child they\u2019re trying ot prey on is super, and he blows up their car. He also accidentally blows up a power station behind it, blacking out Manhattan. In the dark, Robbie starts choking on a piece of apple, and someone gives him the Heimlich Maneuver to save his life. You\u2019ll never guess who!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ominous! I must say, having encountered Dwayne Turner\u2019s art for the first time in the 90s, this is unrecognizable. Looks quite a lot like Rich Buckler, in fact. Between Turner following Ruckler\u2019s breakdowns and the inkers being a team of old schoolers, maybe the jagged, raw style Turner would later be known for was smothered. Or maybe it just didn\u2019t exist yet. The last page is still the last page of Web 17. But, now it\u2019s time to finally get to Web 18 and see how this shakes out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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